What Recent Draft History Tells Us About The Bills

If we look at the Bills current regime there are 2 drafts to evaluate. And while Brandon Beane was not yet a part of the team during the 2017 NFL Draft, we know that Beane and McDermott are cut out of the same cloth and have a similar approach to building a team.

One thing that sticks out to me right off the top is the success that the Bills have had with their 3 first round picks. That is something that the Bills did not have during the length of the drought, and that was one of the main reasons why the drought went on for as long as it did. Another important piece of information is the amount of drafted players that played/were exposed to 4 years of collegiate football. Those players are: White, Jones, Dawkins, Milano, Peterman, Vallejo, Allen, Phillips, Johnson, Neal, Teller, and Prohel.

In the two drafts since hiring Sean McDermott 12 of the 14 players drafted fit that description. Their entire 2017 draft played 4 years of college football. The only exceptions this past year were Edmunds and McCloud. Edmunds was ready to come out early and was seen as one of the best linebacker prospects in the draft last year. McCloud’s inexperience showed throughout training camp and then in the few games that he appeared in.

So when looking for a clue on who the Bills might target tonight, knowing that Beane has stated that they are going to take the best-player available, if the Bills are to go with yet another 4-year player, I would think it would be one of the following players: